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Table 1 Sociodemographics of national health and nutrition examination survey (NHANES)

From: Adolescent nutritional awareness and use of food labels: Results from the national nutrition health and examination survey

Adolescent Sample (n=1160)

Variable

Mean ± SD or % (CI)

Demographics

 

Age (years)

17.5 ± 1.1

Race/Ethnicity

 

  Non-Hispanic white

62.8 (54.4-705)

  Non-Hispanic black

15.8 (9.7-24.5)

  Mexican-American

10.7 (7.8-14.4)

Other Hispanic

4.9 (3.3-7.2)

Other

5.9 (3.3-7.2)

Poverty to Income Ratio (PIR)

2.62 (2.4-2.84)

US Born

90.4 (87.4-92.7)

Living in Poverty (PIR < 1.3)

20.0 (15.3-25.7)